Whole Food Cooking Every Day: Transform the Way You Eat with 250 Vegetarian Recipes Free of Gluten, Dairy, and Refined Sugar
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- Author：Amy Chaplin
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Summary
Eating whole foods can transform a diet， and mastering the art of cooking these foods can be easy with the proper techniques and strategies。 In 20 chapters， Chaplin shares ingenious recipes incorporating the foods that are key to a healthy diet: seeds and nuts， fruits and vegetables， whole grains， and plant-based foods。 Chaplin shares her secrets for eating healthy every day: mastering some key recipes and reliable techniques and then varying the ingredients based on the occasion， the season， and what you’re craving。 Once the reader learns one of Chaplin’s base recipes， whether for gluten-free muffins， millet porridge， or baked marinated tempeh， the ways to adapt and customize it are endless: change the fruit depending on the season， include nuts or seeds for extra protein， or even change the dressing or flavoring to keep a diet varied。 Chaplin encourages readers to seek out local and organic ingredients， stock their pantries with nutrient-rich whole food ingredients， prep ahead of time， and， most important， cook at home。
Reviews
Nicole
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Yummy recipes Really nice recipes with ingredients you can actually find easily。I especially loved the different gluten free breads， so good
Jenny
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This is my second cook book from Amy Chaplin。 Although I'm not vegan or vegetarian， I love how this book inspires me to integrate plant based ingredients into my daily routine。 The book provides base recipes to easily master and then builds upon the base recipe with multiple variations and flavor profiles。 This book has become one of my go-to plant based cookbooks for weekly meal planning。 This is my second cook book from Amy Chaplin。 Although I'm not vegan or vegetarian， I love how this book inspires me to integrate plant based ingredients into my daily routine。 The book provides base recipes to easily master and then builds upon the base recipe with multiple variations and flavor profiles。 This book has become one of my go-to plant based cookbooks for weekly meal planning。 。。。more
Heather Travis
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Fabulous！ Highly recommend for anyone who already eats pretty clean and wants to take it to the next level with creativity and options。 I will use this for years to come。
Myra
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Not really a traditional cookbook。 This is more a food plan sort of cookbook。 It shows you how to make a certain type of food or dish， and then gives variations。 I wish I could remember how this even ended up on my TBR list。 Perhaps because it has tempeh ideas。 I didn't find very many things I'd consider trying， but did find some ideas for tempeh。 Not really a traditional cookbook。 This is more a food plan sort of cookbook。 It shows you how to make a certain type of food or dish， and then gives variations。 I wish I could remember how this even ended up on my TBR list。 Perhaps because it has tempeh ideas。 I didn't find very many things I'd consider trying， but did find some ideas for tempeh。 。。。more
Gabrielle
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This book is for a very， very particular sort of person。 A person with a large grocery budget who thinks that bee pollen and black rice and yacon syrup are pantry essentials （do you know what yacon is？ I only know because I have eccentric farmer friends）。 I have to echo a lot of what other folks have said already:The photos are gorgeous。。。but not always in an appetizing way。Many of the ingredients are expensive。 Many of the ingredients are hard-to-find。 Some of the ingredients are environmentall This book is for a very， very particular sort of person。 A person with a large grocery budget who thinks that bee pollen and black rice and yacon syrup are pantry essentials （do you know what yacon is？ I only know because I have eccentric farmer friends）。 I have to echo a lot of what other folks have said already:The photos are gorgeous。。。but not always in an appetizing way。Many of the ingredients are expensive。 Many of the ingredients are hard-to-find。 Some of the ingredients are environmentally problematic。 Some of them are definitely not 'whole foods。' Everything in the book is presented with a base recipe and variations。 This is interesting as a sort of intellectual exercise。 It doesn't feel like a good way to figure out what to actually cook。 A huge amount of the book is dedicated to sort of dress-up foods--sauces， dressings， seed crackers， chia mixes。 A fairly small amount of the book is dedicated to vegetables and soups and things you might want to make for dinner。That all being said， I am in love with the chapter on plant milks and drinks， although 95% of the nuts and seeds she offers as options would break the bank if you really tried making plant milk twice a week as she suggests。 But I'm always looking for satisfying substitutes for the usual coffee/tea/hot cocoa， and some of these drink recipes sound both luxurious and easy。 。。。more
Debra
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And this is why I borrow cookbooks。 The presentation of the recipes is beautiful and the idea of having a base recipe that you can change easily and ad lib is fantastic。I initially was interested in finding her take on gluten-free breads。 I am finding more and more people who are looking for an edible loaf of gluten-free bread。 But it seems that a simple recipe and ingredients are still hard to find。 The idea of soaking various ingredients in a number of bowls overnight conjures bad pictures of And this is why I borrow cookbooks。 The presentation of the recipes is beautiful and the idea of having a base recipe that you can change easily and ad lib is fantastic。I initially was interested in finding her take on gluten-free breads。 I am finding more and more people who are looking for an edible loaf of gluten-free bread。 But it seems that a simple recipe and ingredients are still hard to find。 The idea of soaking various ingredients in a number of bowls overnight conjures bad pictures of the state in which I would find the ingredients in the morning。 I have been at this vegan cooking thing for a while now and I did not find anything that peaked my interest。 I might circle back to try the breakfast bowls。The other thing I was disappointed in was the lack of nutritional information。 I am only 4'10" and I need to watch my caloric and sodium content。 。。。more
Laura
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loved this collection of recipes that use so many seeds and vegetables in ways I don't always see - although - since I am currently looking for nut free recpies for my household this had some great ones。 loved this collection of recipes that use so many seeds and vegetables in ways I don't always see - although - since I am currently looking for nut free recpies for my household this had some great ones。 。。。more
Meg
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Has some recipes that even carnivores will enjoy。 Many recipes look intimidatingly complicated。 Would not recommend for beginner cooks。
Rachel
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Not for me。 Out of hundreds of recipes， I found maybe three that I'd be interested in trying， and even those won't be high on my to-try list。Sometimes it's hard to figure out exactly why something doesn't appeal to you， but I have a few guesses。 Firstly， I'm not a vegetarian。 I got this book because I want to be more vegetable based than I am now， but so far a book like "Eating from the Ground Up" appeals to me much， much more。 （It's not vegetarian， and a few of the recipes have meat in them， bu Not for me。 Out of hundreds of recipes， I found maybe three that I'd be interested in trying， and even those won't be high on my to-try list。Sometimes it's hard to figure out exactly why something doesn't appeal to you， but I have a few guesses。 Firstly， I'm not a vegetarian。 I got this book because I want to be more vegetable based than I am now， but so far a book like "Eating from the Ground Up" appeals to me much， much more。 （It's not vegetarian， and a few of the recipes have meat in them， but it's still really vegetable focused。） This book is not only vegetarian and dairy free， but also sugar free AND gluten free。 It's just a little much for where I am right now。There are also many recipes that include ingredients I'm not going to find any time soon， or use for anything else， such as rose water or gelatinized maca powder。 Also there are many ingredients that I don't like all that much。Finally， many things， such as the cakes， seeded bars， muffins， breads， and such， just don't look super yummy。 They look like that *healthy* food， whose sole point is that it's healthy， like it's not even trying to taste good。Anyway， this feels overly negative。 I know some people will love this book， and I don't blame them。 It's just not for me where I am on my food journey right now。（view spoiler）[Edit: I have since tried a recipe from here， and may try another one in a bit。 I thought I'd add a couple notes from each recipe when I try it。--Broccolini on Fire: Too oily for us， but otherwise really great。 I had a lot of fun trying broccolini for the first time。 The fried garlic was fantastic in it。（hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Juli Anna
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There are many， many （250！） recipes in this book， and I am sure that this could be a real resource for those who are new to some of these dietary restrictions。 For a casual cook， though， this book probably won't get much wear。 Like many home cooks， I shy away from some of the pricey and hard-to-find ingredients that abound in these books （chia seeds， beetroot powder， etc。， etc。）， and I don't have some of the fancy equipment （high-speed blender， dehydrator） that many such recipes require。 You wil There are many， many （250！） recipes in this book， and I am sure that this could be a real resource for those who are new to some of these dietary restrictions。 For a casual cook， though， this book probably won't get much wear。 Like many home cooks， I shy away from some of the pricey and hard-to-find ingredients that abound in these books （chia seeds， beetroot powder， etc。， etc。）， and I don't have some of the fancy equipment （high-speed blender， dehydrator） that many such recipes require。 You will be hard-pressed to find any "weeknight family meals" in this cookbook， though I highly doubt Chaplin intends to cater to that demographic。 。。。more
Craig C
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This is less a cookbook and more of a How-to manual on getting your body used to whole foods and adapting your diet to a whole foods lifestyle。 The recipes are designed to start at a very basic level with several options on how to modify them to your tastes。 There are also parts on how to meal prep and plan your week so that you aren't caught looking for quick meal options that would invariably sabotage your diet。 The cleanse recipes are a nice addition to reset your taste and prime your body fo This is less a cookbook and more of a How-to manual on getting your body used to whole foods and adapting your diet to a whole foods lifestyle。 The recipes are designed to start at a very basic level with several options on how to modify them to your tastes。 There are also parts on how to meal prep and plan your week so that you aren't caught looking for quick meal options that would invariably sabotage your diet。 The cleanse recipes are a nice addition to reset your taste and prime your body for the addition of healthy foods a necessary step especially if you have struggled with limiting your sugar and processed food intake over a prolonged period of time。 All in all a very impressive effort。 。。。more
Maria V。
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The book itself is very beautiful， but the recipes are very bland for the exception of breakfast。 The oats have a lot of variety and the fruit compotes are a delicious add on for them， but the main recipes are extremely bland。 I made the red lentil pate and it was just meh。 The soups could use some more spices， and there are many chapters I find completely useless: the crackers， the waffles and the other desserts。 Instead of so many snack chapters， this book could have used a chapter on stews。 I The book itself is very beautiful， but the recipes are very bland for the exception of breakfast。 The oats have a lot of variety and the fruit compotes are a delicious add on for them， but the main recipes are extremely bland。 I made the red lentil pate and it was just meh。 The soups could use some more spices， and there are many chapters I find completely useless: the crackers， the waffles and the other desserts。 Instead of so many snack chapters， this book could have used a chapter on stews。 It does have useful instructions in the beginning of some chapters on how long to cook certain vegetables or beans， but the recipes themselves are really lacking。 。。。more
Carolanne
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This is probably one of the few non vegan cookbooks I'd think about buying。 I really like how there was a base recipe and then a couple variations。 Plant forward which is always my favorite。 This is probably one of the few non vegan cookbooks I'd think about buying。 I really like how there was a base recipe and then a couple variations。 Plant forward which is always my favorite。 。。。more
Michelle
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Not for me
Theodora
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Gorgeous book filled with wholesome， nourishing recipes。 Can’t wait to get cooking！
Shudi
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I think I read it because I have tried several recipes。 Food's great but not applicable for students。。。too much making time I think I read it because I have tried several recipes。 Food's great but not applicable for students。。。too much making time 。。。more
Courtney
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One of my favorite cookbooks。 I enjoyed the organization of the cookbook， but when I initially checked out the ebook from my library， going back and forth between the 'base' recipe and the 'variation' was an annoyance。 The organization works much better with the physical book。All the recipes I've tried in the book have turned out great！ I have tried the marinated tempeh， nut milks， apple poppyseed muffins， cherry vanilla compote， and more。 I find myself making the bircher bowls and the fruit com One of my favorite cookbooks。 I enjoyed the organization of the cookbook， but when I initially checked out the ebook from my library， going back and forth between the 'base' recipe and the 'variation' was an annoyance。 The organization works much better with the physical book。All the recipes I've tried in the book have turned out great！ I have tried the marinated tempeh， nut milks， apple poppyseed muffins， cherry vanilla compote， and more。 I find myself making the bircher bowls and the fruit compotes quite often-- great breakfast meal prep。I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys healthy foods and cooking from scratch。 。。。more
Erin
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Many recipes required ingredients that would be hard to find。
Ashani
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Beautiful enlightening read ！
Michaela Maňáková
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This is not just another cookbook， this is life changing book packed with knowledge， tips and recipes about the only good “diet”， the whole food “diet”。 I am very excited about that。
Karen
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Pretty basic。 Beautiful photography and food styling。
Maggie
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I have never read a cookbook virtually cover to cover except this one。 Fantastic simple recipes！ Overall， I have found the book extremely helpful to easily incorporate a thoughtful eating lifestyle。
Karin Zimmer
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Love this cookbook and can't stop recommending。 It's the first cookbook I'm reading through。 Ever recipe I've made from it has been delicious， it's changing the way I eat。 Love this cookbook and can't stop recommending。 It's the first cookbook I'm reading through。 Ever recipe I've made from it has been delicious， it's changing the way I eat。 。。。more
Greta
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I love the concept of this book and was very inspired by seeing the variations of the base recipes， but the recipes I tried were only okay。 I made the chia bircher bowls， cauliflower soup， and marinated tempeh。 Nothing that I would really make again。 They all turned out fine， I just have other recipes that I prefer。 I still have a few other recipes marked to try so if anything really stands out， I will update my review。
Jessica Lackey
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Yes， I read a cookbook！ Really great overview of the building blocks of plant based eating。 Provides a bunch of “base” recipes and ideas on how to change them， versus a lot of recipes。 But eating by formula is a little how I eat。 Does probably require access to high end organic grocer for some of the ingredients。
Natalie
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Love this book for many reasons: creative and healthy recipes， variety of flavors， teaching you to be self sufficient and mix and match flavors yourself， introduction of many new/lesser used ingredients， fabulous photographs of the food， tip and tricks （at the end of the book Amy shares her tips for making it through a week， sources for ingredients， etc。）。I have been cooking up a storm and have even gotten comfortable enough with some of the recipes to make my own spin-offs。 This book is exactly Love this book for many reasons: creative and healthy recipes， variety of flavors， teaching you to be self sufficient and mix and match flavors yourself， introduction of many new/lesser used ingredients， fabulous photographs of the food， tip and tricks （at the end of the book Amy shares her tips for making it through a week， sources for ingredients， etc。）。I have been cooking up a storm and have even gotten comfortable enough with some of the recipes to make my own spin-offs。 This book is exactly what I was hoping it would be: interesting， educational， fun， and delicious。However， I have two complaints which deduct 1 star total。 1） Doesn't contain enough suggestions for less expensive ingredient options。 If you buy everything Chaplin wants you to cook with， you will spend A LOT of dough and may have some ingredients go bad before you can find ways to use them。 I ended up building myself a database of all the ingredients for each recipe so that I could try to be more efficient with my purchases。2） Variation recipes can be confusingly worded。 Chaplin （or the editor） tried to save space by referencing base recipes from the variation recipes， but I have missed steps multiple times trying to flip back and forth while cooking （even when I've reviewed the recipe ahead of time）。 Yes， there is probably some user error here， but I do think that the recipes could have been worded / formatted in a way that was a bit easier to read。 。。。more
Lindsey
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This is a truly a whole foods cookbook， and the variations are endless。 Super fun to play with and come up with your own concoctions and build meals with all the fun recipes。 This is not so much a cookbook with elaborate meals in it， but more of just staples that are made from scratch to have in the kitchen。 When I say scratch， I mean not even using pre milled flours。 Instead you soak rice and seeds to make a bread。 This is the true meaning of whole foods。 It's gluten free， dairy free， plant bas This is a truly a whole foods cookbook， and the variations are endless。 Super fun to play with and come up with your own concoctions and build meals with all the fun recipes。 This is not so much a cookbook with elaborate meals in it， but more of just staples that are made from scratch to have in the kitchen。 When I say scratch， I mean not even using pre milled flours。 Instead you soak rice and seeds to make a bread。 This is the true meaning of whole foods。 It's gluten free， dairy free， plant based components to add to every day diet。 The recipes come together easily， but take some planning for instance soaking and gathering ingredients。 It's nice that many of them feed off of one another， so you end up getting excited about making another recipe and combining it with the one you're making。 Or， using the leftover nut meal， for instance， from making nut milk for one of the cracker recipes in the book。 Love love love the way this book is designed and how all the recipes fold into one another。 Maybe it's just the way my mind works as a chef， but it seems more practical than any other cookbook I've worked with。 。。。more
Jennifer
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Lots of good recipes and innovative ways of cooking whole food。 I plan on purchasing this。
Beth
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A must-have cookbook for library collections。 I enjoyed the writing and clear directions and am especially impressed with the collection of "base recipes" with option ideas， which are especially useful for people with dietary restrictions and/or picky eaters。 A must-have cookbook for library collections。 I enjoyed the writing and clear directions and am especially impressed with the collection of "base recipes" with option ideas， which are especially useful for people with dietary restrictions and/or picky eaters。 。。。more
Susan
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